Over 70 Rabbis, pastors and faith leaders met on Capitol Hill to discuss the conflict between Israel and Hamas and advocate for congressional leaders to support the Jewish State in a time of need.
I am writing today with some trepidation. When I express my opinions, I try to do so honestly yet diplomatically without name-calling or negative adjectives. However, I am now compelled as a respectful supporter of Israel to add my perspective on Mike Evans comments this past week. Evans has launched a verbal salvo into the relationships between Christians and Jews.
Much of what I’m writing is aimed at clarifying a few misunderstandings that have been bandied about, assumed, and/or generalized. First, not all proIsrael Christians are “followers” of Mike Evans. In his effort to mobilize Christians into interfering with Israeli elections he proclaims, “77 million followers” as “MY followers.” I am not his follower. And I daresay there may be many Evans “non-followers.” I follow the glorious God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.